The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-02

and Indiana. 1t may be taken for granted,
too, that the democrats will pay less at
lention to New York and more to the
south, where their supremacy is likely to
be impaired.
OF the republican candidates, Mr.. Blaine,
who was defeated so Unexpectedly at the
last election, deserves first mention. He
is about to set out on his long-talked OF
journey to Ireland and around the
world, but we may infer that he Is not
taking this course to avoid presidential
nomination. On the contrary, We may
safely imagine that his hackers regard
this as a mastery stroke of policy that
will assure his success in gaining the
nomination. At first glance, this would
be fair inference, but when we come to
consider the forces opposed to Mr.. Blaine,
In and out of his own party, we are in
clined to think that going to Ireland to
espouse in person the cause of home rule,
as it is now being manipulated by
Gladstone, Parnell, Egan and Number
One" will not add to his popularity as
candidate in the United States. He
came very near being president, but he
will never be as near again. The fact of
his declaring such a strong sympathy for
the Irish revolutionary party weakens
Mr.. Blaine as presidential candidate in
no small degree, for the American people
are not to be hoodwinked by any such in
reference of a leading citizen in the man .
agement OF the internal affairs of a
foreign and friendly power with whom
they have the strongest motives
for remaining at peace. The two
countries are united by the golden
chain of mutual advantage, and they
will not fight over few Goldfish,
or a few Irish malcontents. AS some
one has we'll said, there is more common
sense to the square foot in America than
In most countries of the world, and the
education and intelligence of the people
have hitherto been a safeguard to prevent
them from making many serious mistakes
in choosing their rulers.
Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, has
grown in strength as a presidential candi-
date of late years. Since the time when
Mr.. Garfield made that telling speech in
the convention at Chicago in favor of his
friend John Sherman, which brought him
self into prominence and resulted in his
own nomination and election, Sherman
has blded his time. He has always been
friend of the negro, and has strength at
the south if the negro vote can be util-
lied, and he would be almost the only re-
publican who could carry southern
state. His manager in North Carolina is
Capt. Canaday, sergeant-at arms of the
senate, who has great influence in more
than one southern state.
Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, the
Nestor of the senate, is another prominent
candidate among the republicans. He is
a very able jurist, an incorruptib)e, honest
statesman, who has clean record.
Senator Allison, of Iowa, is a popular
man, and would run well at the west. His
strength lies in his personal popularity,
rather than in any special fitness for the
Office.
Senator Ingalls,of Kansas, who has made
himself rather more prominent than nee
essary of late in his wholesale denunciations
of England, in connection with the fish
cries dispute,and the alleged oppression of
the "Emigrant ISLE" by the bully among
the nations ngland-is gaining some
favor with the Irish in America, and has
been talked of more or less already as
candidate for president and vice presi.
dent. He holds now the Office of presi-
dent of the senate, and was recently
elected by that body to fill the place made
vacant by the death of Gen. John Logan.
He is very able man as a debater in the
senate, and would make a strong candi-
date. He is a native of Haverhlll,
Mass, was educated at Williams college
in the same eastern state, and went to
the far west to grow up with the
country"
But of all the leading republican candi-
dates, no doubt Chauncey M. Depew, of
New York, is by far the strongest, and the
most likely to lead that party to victory,
and if the south remains "solid' for the
democrats, as she has hitherto since the
civil war, he is the man whom the repub-
lican party will be forced to nominate
when the time arrives. His personal
popularity is very great, his abilities are
versatile, while his extensive acquaintance
throughout the country, his connection
with the Vanderbilt family as their lead
ing legal adviser, and his relation by
marriage with the wealthy and powerful
Camerons, of Pennsylvania, all conspire
to make him very formidable candidate.
He would make good president. He is
gentleman, well educated and refined.
He would bring honor and dignity to the
office; aad, if nominated, he could carry
the great state of New York, the "pivotal
state" as it is sometimes called, with an
immense majority. He would be at
tackled, if nominated, on the ground of
being friend to monopolies and railway
corporations, since he is the president of
the New York Central railway, but many
workingmen would be drawn to vote for
him. W. ID. s.